Although Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli dismissed claims that Hitcho has brain damage, Corriere said Morganelli did not present any expert witnesses of his own contradicting the claims of a psychiatrist and psychologist who testified on Hitcho's behalf. With nothing contradicting their findings, the jury ought to trust the testimony that three motorcycle accidents and a history of drug and alcohol abuse dating to Hitcho's years in grade school affected his ability to control his actions the day of the shooting, Corriere said.

Corriere recalled the testimony of several friends and family members who said Hitcho could be kind, generous and sensitive to the needs of others. However, those same people noticed a shift in his character in the last few years that caused him to be distant and dwell over small things, Corriere said. Hitcho's change in behavior is a sign of brain damage, Corriere said.

Corriere even pulled up Pennsylvania Department of Transportation photos of Hitcho to show the changes in his appearance from 1996 to the day of the murder. While the earliest photos show a smiling Hitcho with a mullet, the photo from 2011 showed him with wild long hair and a vacant look in his eyes.

"It looks like his IQ has dropped. It looks like growing dementia," Corriere argued.